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chainsaw

/ˈt͡ʃeɪnˌsɔː/US/ˈt͡ʃeɪnˌsɔ/

chainsaw noun: a power saw that has a power-driven and fast-revolving chain of metal teeth, usually used to cut trees.

chainsaw: a power saw that has a power-driven and fast-revolving chain of metal teeth, usually used to cut...
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Noun

chainsaw (plural chainsaws)

  1. (machinery) A power saw that has a power-driven and fast-revolving chain of metal teeth, usually used to cut trees.
    • He used a chainsaw to cut through the fallen tree on the roadway.

Verb

chainsaw (third-person singular simple present chainsaws, present participle chainsawing, simple past chainsawed, past participle chainsawed or chainsawn)

  1. (transitive) To cut with a chainsaw.
    • She and Barber once stopped a developer from chainsawing mature trees on Mississauga Rd. by standing in front of them.2009 September 9, Mike Funston, “Mississauga pulls green thorn from its paw”, in Toronto Star
  2. (figuratively) To make quick and substantial spending cuts.

chainsaw meaning in Hindi, Marathi, Bengali and Telugu

chainsaw in Hindi

चेनसॉ

chainsaw in Marathi

चेनसा

chainsaw in Bengali

চেইনসো, চেইনসা

chainsaw in Telugu

చైన్సా
More languagesFewer languages
chainsaw in Kannada
ಚೈನ್ಸಾ, ಚೈನ್ಸಾಸ್
chainsaw in Punjabi
ਚੇਨਸਾ, ਚੇਨਸੌ, ਚੇਨਸਾਓ
chainsaw in Gujarati
ચેઇનસો, ચેઈનસો, ચેનસો
chainsaw in Odia
ଚେନ୍ସା, ଚେଇନସା
chainsaw in Indonesian
gergaji rantai, gergaji listrik, gergaji mesin
chainsaw in Thai
เลื่อยยนต์ lʉ̂ai-yon
chainsaw in Vietnamese
cưa máy, máy cưa xích

Examples of chainsaw in a sentence

  • You had better stand back and let me operate the chainsaw.
  • The parts of a chainsaw include the chain, engine, and handle.
  • If you are going to use that chainsaw, why don't you put on a pair of chaps?

All 12 example sentences with chainsaw

Forms of chainsaw

Noun
pluralchainsaws
alternative formchain saw
Verb
third-person singular presentchainsaws
present participlechainsawing
pastchainsawed
past participlechainsawed
past participlechainsawn

Plural of chainsaw: chainsaws

Origin of chainsaw

Compound of chain + saw in reference to the chain-cutting mechanism.

Words formed from chainsaw

Phrases with chainsaw

Questions about chainsaw

What does chainsaw mean?
Chainsaw means a power saw that has a power-driven and fast-revolving chain of metal teeth, usually used to cut trees.
What is chainsaw in Hindi?
Chainsaw in Hindi is चेनसॉ. See Chainsaw meaning in Hindi.
What part of speech is chainsaw?
Chainsaw can be a noun or a verb.
How do you pronounce chainsaw?
Chainsaw is pronounced /ˈt͡ʃeɪnˌsɔː/ (UK).
What is the plural of chainsaw?
The plural of chainsaw is chainsaws.

Words near chainsaw in the dictionary

  1. chains of evidence
  2. chains of office
  3. chains of thought
  4. chains of title
  5. chains up
  6. chainsaw
  7. chainsaw consultant
  8. chainsaw consultants
  9. chainsawed
  10. chainsawing
  11. chainsawn

Source and license

Adapted from Wiktionary: chainsaw (page history and authors); chainsaw (Hindi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); chainsaw (Marathi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); chainsaw (Bengali, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); chainsaw (Telugu, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); chainsaw (Kannada, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); chainsaw (Punjabi, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); chainsaw (Gujarati, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license); chainsaw (Odia, IndicTrans2 machine translation) (model and license). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.

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